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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05
ANNAPOLIS
80 TaANSFER GgaFANY &
Office, City RaOlel, Main N
Rear Entrance, on Gloucester Sbta

1 tDonble and Single Teams also sad1
Horses Tor hire, ny the hour, day y
week. Fine Carriages lOr visiting pare
or pleasure, at Reasonable rates JUS
lett at the once IN the Clty hOIcI, 81 4
hours ot the DAY or nI5nt, Tor plassls.l
tor the cab or baggage, Will Tes"e
prompt attention.
.3g- bpecs,l ateatioa g'ffn.io feaa
at StOFG HOttce.
Particular care given to transient p
ses and tnUse on uycry.
f3ml ANNAPOLIS TRAASthh "
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05
DAILY g. SUNDAY PAPERS,

HAVING purchased al of the
IL rights and privileges of Mr..
Frank Bryan as News agent on
the A. w, & B. r, r. | am now
prepared to deliver all the Daily
Papers including the sunday
Papers Immediately on the ar
rival of the trains.
Persons leaving their names
at my store on Main Street can
have any of the Sunday Balti-
more, Philadelphia, or New
York pap RS delivered at their.
residence on Sunday morning.
3-14 GEO. w. JONES,
No. "a Main st. Opp.Conduit st.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

The result of the municipal cleo
ton in Chicago, which takes place
to-day, is looked for with consider
able anxiety. The democrats of the
city, failing to get Carter Harrison
accept denomination, they have
no candidate, and the contest lies
between the republican and the
ssunited labor" candidates. The
republican candidate will doubtless
be elected, as he well be supported
By the business men of that city re-
CARELESS of politics; while the So
oialists and anarchists will rally to
the support Of the 'slabOr' candi-
date.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

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" WASHINGTON, ID. {, M.IiicE
NEALED Proposals
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lor furnishing RAIIoNS u May =
Q CLOCK NJ, OF the Ann Nc and ua,s
M, ~, an. FL, to the United s,ai ~ IN
az one or more of the foIn naa'S Asias
irom the LIST July, lSs; 'g'ag saas
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nd.' Washington, ID. & \ Anaq
PENSACOLA, Fia auu Mara l.''Ol'oik Il
h., o 'p,, and bank pra. y
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lne stations named ABOVE ~ NV :, a. " 4
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S Sld Assistant S, Quartermaslers-, s sis ?
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Sealed proposals viii o,So ~ "a
a az anis once unuI l2o CLOCK ], / y io'.
aay OF May next for lurn i, y. 'as {
ELlEo, consisting OF Cloths II
Iahhels, Blankets. hats a., AsisA
.afy stores brooms, brushes '' 4s !
W oe delivered al the olnce ~ ,,
taht Quarlermaster, Pnnadeb'g1'e. ass
ilee Vi expense to the United Me-. g
ocheuu'es, with specialization. :,
supplies required, can be oN NM = =
Che Standard samples seen NJ ,n 9
oil Tue Quartermaster. NaShin.,''s Saa
Assistant QGarIetmasters' ,, va u \
South Ri Street, pnuadclpbis t y u
olo Sansomc Street, san tranri,. /. - 4
anu al tue Marine Barracgs Broosi.' =. !.
l., and Boston, Mass. 8
Bank forms OF proposals and Al f.
lhatloh eau Oe had 10y applying At - 's'a !.
the places named above.
ms Office reserves the rigbi a..
any and ali bids ANA to waive def "
DluS from manufacturers in. n, -, -
dealers OF, supplies only will be 49, ~
cred. " way
Proposals may be made for oncs,e-
articles, deliverable at one or mor. I.
lions, ana Will be considered srbrs.
Tor eacn article and place Of deng,r
lhey should be Endorsed "Propn,s !.
katlons, tu /, or Military Supple I
Inc case may be, al auuressvd 10 N,s
IL. Is. Lowry, Quarlermas.er [. 5 hss
corps, W Washington, ID. G.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

DR.. EVANS, the American dem
tist in Paris, made a set of teeth
for an American lady, the worries
being carefully chosen from the
mouths of twenty Breton girls, who
submitted to the extraction for a
pecuniary compensation. Shortly
after the set was delivered the lady
travelled to Mentone, and was
aroused from her bed one morning
by the recent earthquake. She is
now back in Paris with sunken lips,
having forgotten her teeth in the
escape from the shaking Italian
hotel. A fresh lot of peasant girls
with sound teeth are now wanted in
Paris.
TIE OVERLAND MONTHLY for
April contains very complete his
tory of the development of Lyric
Poetry, and an account of the diff
ferent rhythms, and dances origi-
nally connected Herewith, enter
tainingly written, by j. G. Rowell,
Librarian of the State University;
also paper on the early life of the
Hebrews, in the tribal days of Alb
raham and Isaac, before they had
developed into the great CONNER
, cial kingdom Of Solomon, and his
successors. There is, also, an ar
ticle upon the late Prof. Sill. whose
melancholy death, in the prime of
his life, was terrible blow to the
interests Of education and literature
upon the Pacific Coast.
A new insurance company with
an ingenious scheme has just estab-
liShed its headquarters in Buffalo,
n. Y. The purpose is to enable
parents, by means of small weekly
payments, to provide for their boys
at the age of II sum sufficient to
give them a business start, and to
furnish all the girls with enough
money to furnish home handsome
ly after marriage. A payment of
five cents a week, begun at birth
and continued until the beneficiary
attains his majority, will yield an
endowment of $l88.34. A payment
of % cents per week secures an en-
dowment of $941.76; 81 per week
IS, 762. The death of the benef-
ciary cancels the policy. The idea
is good one if honestly carried
out.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

ORDERED, That the sale made and reported
~ by 5. Thos. Mccullough. Attorney and
Agent OF the Workingmen's Building and Loan
Association OF Annapolis, Anne Arundel coun-
ty, Maryland, mortgage. with power TO sell
the real estate in these proceedings mentioned
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
Second Day of May, 1887.
Provided, copy of this orier be inserted in
some newspaper printed in the city of Annap-
oils, one in each of three successive weeks be-
ford the second day of May, lso7.
The report states the amount of sale to be
seven hundred doHars.
sPRIGG HARDWOOD. Clerk.
True Copy Test SPRIGG HARDWOOD,
411w Clerk.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

JoHN l.. SULLIVAN, the noted
pugilist, called on President Cleve-
land yesterday. Rumor, with her
thousand lying tongues, has it that
the President will take a few lessons
in the manly art, to enable him to
knock Gov. Hill out on the first
round.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

WE knew it. We knew as long
as that arctic explorer Greeley was
at the head of the weather bureau,
at Washington, II delightful day
like yesterday was only a delusion
and a snare. Turn him out, and
put some fellow in his place of more
tropical ideas of the proper thing to
do.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

THE interstate commerce law went
into full force to-day. Several pc
titions were filed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05
NeU adrerfiss,Denfs.
NOTICE.
HOS. MCCULLOUGH, Attorneys Law.
ORDER NISI.

S. Thos, Mccullough. Atty and Agt. for the
Workingmen's Building AMI Lean Assocla-
ton of Annapolis, A. A. Co. Maryland,
vs.. Richard Hunter and sarah Hun
ter his wifcl
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05

In the Circuit Court for A. a. County,
In Equity. No. ll43.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-05
SOM LEES
Chinese Laundry
NOW LOCATED
On Prince George Street,

(Near Maryland Avenue.)
Is prepared to do all kinds Of Laundering in
the highest style of art. Price list furnished
on application. Particular attention gwen to
lace work and ladies laundering, 323
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-15

of all the diseases we suffer from, are
occasioned by people sleeping with
their windows shut ? An open window,
most nights in the year, a never
hurt any one. In great cities night
air is often the best and purest to be
had in twenty-four hours. [ could
better understand shutting the win
dows in town during the day than du-
ring the night, for the sake of the sick.
Tie absence of smoke, the quiet, all
tend to make night the best time for
airing the patient. One of our high
est medical authorities on consump-
ton and climate has told me that the
air of London is never so good as after
10 o'clock at night. Always air your
room, then, from the outside airif pos
sible. Windows are made to open,
doors are made to shut-a truth which
seems extremely difficult Of apprehen-
sion. Every room must Be aired
without, every passage from within
Sunatary Engineer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-15
Nonsehold.
PRESERVED LEMON PEEL.

Make a thick syrup of white sugar;
chop the lemon peel fine, and boil it in
the syrup ten minutes. Put in glass
tumblers and paste paper over. A
teaspoonful of this makes a loaf of
cake or dish of sauce very nice.
TONGUE CHEESE.
Take one beef tongue, two calves
livers, three pounds of salt pork, and
boil until thoroughly cooked. Mince
together very fine, season to taste with
spices, press the mass into a pan and
allow to get cold. Slice thin and serve
upon a napkin in a lunch dish.
APPLE JAM.
Select nice winter apples (Spitzen-
burgs are the best corr and chop !;
make a syrup of the same quantity of
sugar, a fresh lemon and fresh white
ginger, not shredded fine, add apples
and boil until the fruit looks clear and
yellow. This can be canned or not.
CORN BREAD.
Turn boiling water upon four quarts
of meal and stir until it is all scalded,
but not very moist. Then add one
and a half quarts of sour milk or but
termilk, two teaspoonfuls Of soda, two
cupfuls of sugar, and -four to make it
as stiff as can be stirred. Bake in a
six-quart pan, in a moderate oven for
two hours and a half.
GRAPE Observation-Disclosures COLOR.
Separate the skins and pulp of the
grapes and cook the pulps until the
seeds separate, strain it, and to four
quarts of pulp add two quarts of sour
apples, measured after cooking, the
grated rind of three good lemons, and
nine pounds Of sugar let it get hot
before the sugar is put in, and cook
for half an hour after it begins to boil.
POTATO FRITTERs.
Boil and peel six large potatoes or a
dozen smaller ones; mash them well,
and add four well-beaten eggs, a little
cream or milk, chopped parsleN chives,
salt and pepper. and mix the whole to-
gether. Raise on the end of a knife
about a teaspoonful of this paste, and
drop it into a pan Of boiling lard or
butter, when the paste will swell and
form a light brown fritter.
PRESERVED APPLES.
Pare and core twelve large apples !;
cut each into eighths +; make a syrup
of one pound of sugar and one-half a
pint of water, and boil; put in as much
apple as can be cooked without break
ing remove them carefully when ten
der; after all are done add to the liquid
n cup Of sugar and boil ten minutes
slowly /; flavor with lemon and pour
over the apples, or CRATE nutmeg on
them instead.
FRESH MACKEREL.
Clean the fish, scald a bunch of herbs
and chop them fine, and put them with
one ounce of butter and three table
spoonfuls Of sour stock into a stewpan.
Lay in the mackerel and simmer rem
tly for ten minutes. Lift them out
upon a hot dish; dredge a little flour
and add salt, cayenne, a little lemon
juice, and finally two tablespoonfuls of
cream; let these just boil, and pour
over the fish.
HoMINY CROQUETTES.
To one quart Of boiling water add
a teaspoonful of salt; stir in gradually
a heaping half-pint of the finest HON.
my; boil three-quarters of an hour, and
put it on the back of the range, where
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-15
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gnetrg.
MANAGING A MULE,
BY IRWIN RUSSELL.

You, acknowledgements, whoa sab
Whar is You tryin' to go sab?
Use a hOldin' oh the lines.
You better stop dat prancin';
You's powerful fond OBJ dancin';
But I'll bet my yeah's advancin';
Dat III cure you OBJ your shines.
Look heah, mule Better min out,
Fust ting you know you'll fin out,
How quick I'll wear dis line out,
On your ugly, stubborn back,
You needn't try to steal up,
An lif' dat precious heel up,
You's got to pillow dis fiel' up;
o has sab. for a fac.
Oar. OATS de way to do it
He's comm right down to it;
Jes' watch him plowin' t'roo it
Dis niger amt no fool.
Some folks dey would a beat him
Now dat would only heat him
know jes' how to treat him
You must reason wild a mule.
He MINIS me like a niger,
If he was only bigger
He'd fetch a mighty tigger.
He would, 7 tell you! Yes, sab.
See how he keeps a-clickin',
An nebber thinks O kickin'-
WHOA Dab NEBUCHADNEZZAR!
Is dis me, or is it not me ?
Or is de debbil got me?
Hab | laid heah NOR q week?
Dat mule do kick amazin',
De beast was spilled in ~raisin';
BY now l spec he's grazing
On de odder side de creek.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-15
NIGHT AIR.

An extraordinary fallacy is the
dread Of night air. What air
can we breathe at night but night
air ? The choice is between pure
nigth air from without and foul
air from within. Most people pre-
fer the latter-an unaccOuntable
choice. What will they say if it is
proved to be true that fully one half
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-15

To one quart of boiling water add
a teaspoonful of salt; stir in gradually
a heaping half-pint of the finest hom-
my; boil three-quarters of an hour, and
put it on the back of the range, where
1t will remain hot an hour longer; then
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
Local Personal.

Mr. Louis w. Buckley, editor of the
Eoridd Trade Journal, jacksonville, and
his wife are in the city. Mr. Buckley is on
a tour in the interest of his journal and will
extend his visit to New York and other
Northern cities.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
yesterday We're Mr.. and Mrs H. S. Rowe
and family, Arthur C. jackson, A. w.
Patch, Boston; II. G. Kent. H. F. McAllis-
ter. G. A. Muslin, DR.. A. B. johnson, Dr.. J.
c. Edgar, G.. w. Hubbard and wife, New
York; d. Saver and wife. MOntr0se. Pa :
r. P. Montlock, Miss Montlock and maid,
Mrs Welch, London, Eng: Mrs. Z. F.
Annie, Miss Annie, New York.
At the Marshall House are J. F. Fance
and wife, Jay Dowd, New York: ]. f.
Bushnell. Connecticut; Miss Jennie Myers,
Miss A. NJ. Myers, New York; s. Morris
and wife, j. NJ. Donovan, Boston; Miss f.
NJ. Gates Charles Gates and wife, Massa-
chusetts; J. T. Wells. Miss F. W. Solomon.
Miss O. &. Solomon, B. H. Iheus, Seminole.
s. c.; w. r. Fay. st. Louis; w. j. Smith
Waycross; N. J. H. Duncan, Baltimore.
At the Harnett House were E. A Hard
ing and wife, Grand Rapids, Mich. c. S.
Kimball, f. c. Pond, j. Burns, Boston; d.
h. Burt, Norwich, Conn. James f. Langs-
broth and wife, Philadelphia; R. W. Fuller.
North Carolina; F. F. Staser, Harrison; ].
K Caldwell, F. w. WebDer, Hartford,
Conn. H. D. Fisher, S. Z. Hagans. New
York; r. G. Thayer. Fall River. Mass. ::
VIM NJ Sawyer, Mobile, Ala. {. p. Hay-
wood, Bridgeport, Conn.
At the Screven House were Charles II.
Weed, Claremont, n. H.; l.. Hyde. New
York: H. Schig, Baltimore; George Camp
bell, St Louis; w Wolcott, Troy, n. Y. 4;
S. Sharp, New York; A. Streichenberg,
Baltimore; Thomas Ellis, Nashville; T. II.
Arnold, New York; l.. Sawyer, Hamilton,
Ont Mrs Kate Wharton, i. \. Robinson,
Mrs n. w. Cheney, Miss NJ Lowe, Boston |;
c. :. Bonsal and wife, Salem O.; Mrs. r.
\. Babbage Miss Babbage, New York; Miss
Marks, New Bedford, Conn Miss Chatter,
Glendale, Mass; +. A. Blanchard. Wash
York; Mrs D. Sullivan, maid and two chill
dren. Mis- Day, Denver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
GENERAL RAILWAY News.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Norf is procressing ON the Y

-. :,
ore Is progressing ON the "lhter fark
and Orlando ihla) railroad.
At the railroad meeting at Weston Satur-
day -. 800 was subscribed to the Columbus
Southern.
Nearly every town in South Carolina is
making an effort to secure some kind of
factory, or to secure better railroad connec-
lions.
The track lsNiDr forces on the Florida
Railway and Navigation line have reached
the Hilisboro river. fourteen miles north of
Plant CITY.
,.,.a,,e,,7,,o,,ts a,e I,oi,,,, ,,,o,e fo,. uriop
dn,ot fo fe o,,th Cora7ina tbe Rsr wall
and BiacI,,iIle ard fho PIecEviIle
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
THE WAY THEY DO IN TEXAS.
A Western Boarding House Crook
Runs a Brief Career in Savannah.

Runs Brief Career in Savannah.
On Saturday a rather portly stranger
secured board at Mrs. A. X. Wilson's house.
No Broughton street He gave his name
as Samuel Taylor and his hailing port as
Dallas, Tex His hours were rather irreg-
ular, but that was not thought strange, as
he represented himself to be a night opera
tor in the employ of the Western Union
Telegraph Company position which, like
that of the newspaper fraternity, entities a
person 20 be a little indifferent to what
hours hu devotes to the usual requirements
OF sleeping and eating.
Last night Mrs Wilson was not well and
her daughter was doing the honors of the
house. The pseudo Texan stated to Miss
Wilson that he expected to be out late, and
requested that she put up a lunch for his
midnight repast. The young lady wrapped
up d goodly quantity of edibles, and Taylor
thanked her and with suavity worthy of
Chesterfield bid her and his fellow
boal3lers goodnight and departed.
On going upstairs Mr.. Wilson learned
from his wife that an overcoat belonging to
Mr. J. " Denton, another boarder. had
disappeared. Sine at once suspected the
portly Taylor as being the appropriation.
Mr.. Wilson Immediately started out TO
investigate the matter Calling at
the telegraph office he learned
that there was no such man as
Tavor on the rolls. From there Mr..
Wilson went to Mr. Muhlbergs pawn shop,
and there he found the missing overcoat.
Mr.. Muhlberg stated that it had been
pawned by party who gave his name as
g. B. Taylor While talking over the
matter the thief made his appearance with
another overcoat. He was at once arrested,
and the services of policeman was called
into requisition. Taylor offered to pay for
the overcoat, but all his worldly possessions
consisted of were a Photographed whisky
flask He was taken to the barracks and
locked up for hearing. His last request
as the key was turned on him was that the
owner of the overcoat be sent for, so that
he could settle the case. Mayor Lester will
doubtless settle it this morning by sending
Taylor up to a higher court, where his
chances for the penitentiay will be first
class
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
New Orleans Shuts Out Mobile.

New ORLEANS, April 1S.-New Orleans
outplayed Mobile in every way to-day,
principally, however, in batting, and
scored the first shutout in the Southern
league this year. Mobile made some hits
off Powell. but generally after two men
were out. Both catchers did fine work. and
the fielding on both sides was excellent.
Bright hurt his finger towards the end of
the game, and DufIie went to short. Lang
being substituted in the field. About 800
people witnessed the game. The following
is the score by innings:
New Orleans ....... O 3 O 0 O O-S
Mobile .............. O 0 O O 0 90
Base hits-New Orleans II, Mobile >.
Stolen baseS-New Orleans 2 Mobile :.
Frrors-NtW Orleans :, Mobile g.
Earned runS-NeW Orleans T.
Two base hits--Powell ., Puiol T. Klusman l.
Three base hits Fuller. Cartwright, Hunter
Total bnSeS on hts-New Orleans Is, Mobile
First base by errors New Orleans 3, Mobile 2
First base on balls-Mobilc /, New Orleans l.
Left on baseS-New Orleans !, Mobile l.
Struck out-By Powell 4 by Hunter /.
Passed balls-Wells -
Wild pitches Hungler :.
Balls called On Powell a. on Hungler 50
Strikes called OF Powell 81, off Hungler So
Umpire Atkinson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
D. G. Bacon g. Co. Dissolved.

The well-hnown firm OF D. G. Bacon a.
Co, lumber and timber factors was dis
solved yesterday by mutual consent Maj.
Bacon and Mir, II. p. Smart retired and were
succeeded by Messrs. William B. Stllwen,
G. W. Pike and l.. r. Million, under the firm
name of Stillwell, Pike g. Millen.
Messls. Bacon and Smart will devote
their attention to the Vale Royal Manufac-
turing Company, in which they are largely
interested, and of which Mi Smart is presi-
dent. Mr. Stillwen, the senior member Of
the new firm wax admitted 10 the firm of
Bacon a. Co. in 1915, and for several years
has had almost entire control OF the Savan-
nah department of the firms business.
SiesSIs Pike and Millcn were partners in
the firm Of Bacon, Pike q Co, of New York
which has also been dissolved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
Nashville in Trouble.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 1S.-Cold rainy
weather prevented the game between Nash
vile and Charleston to-day Jack HAYES
was fined $50 and was indefinitely suspended
to-day for melting trouble in the club.
There has developed great deal of fractional
spirit, and the team has consequently failed
TO play well together. The management
has begun on Hayes aus the leader. and will
stop inSubordnation by promptly firing every
man who shows any such spirit This has
been one of the most troublesome things
with which the directors have had to deal
during the two seasons past. Each year
there has been clique in the ranks which
has disorganized the whole team and lost
many game when it should have been
won. This feeling has resulted disastrously
in the past and it will be the same old
story this year unless the directors nip the
evil in the bud. This they declare their in
tention OF doing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
THE CITY IN A sQUALL.
Part of Kinsey's Mill Wrecked Many
Trees Broken Down.

Part of Kinsey's Mill Wrecked Many
Trees Broken Down.
Quite sharp rain and wind squat passed
over the city yesterday about Las p M
The wind had been blowing brisk all the
morning, and black clouds gathered in the
west, threatening a heavy storm. At
o'clock the wind reached velocity of
thirty-three miles an hour
Limbs were twisted off of trees, telegraph
and telephone wires We're crossed, and CON
siderable damage of a minor nature was
done
Several of the telegraph call wires We're
broken. A large tree at Barnard and South
Broad was blown down, and also another on
Hull street. A large window in Levi
ttszan's cigar store was blown in. The
flags that were flying from some of the
hni ldings We're carried away. A new shed
IT Kinsey mill, on Hutchinson's Island, was
/Teckad
Before the rain began to fall the dust was
L{ing through the air i'll dense clouds
fter the storm the air became cooler. The
Prin was general over the country. and
"a telegraph wires were damaged North
"a West, but did not seriously interfere
III the transmission of dispatches While
NJ was raining here an operator in New
Xtrk telegraphed that il was showing there
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
a Mile in Three Minutes"

The marvellous growth of the railroad in
terests Of the country in such short time
is illustrated by the fact that old men are
still living in Baltimore who took the first
ride with Peter Cooper in the first steam To-
comotive in America The locomotive was
simply an old stationary engine, about the
size of barrel, mounted on truck, and
connected with the wheels by crank. 1t
pulled an old fashioned coach, loaded with
forty-two passengers, thirteen miles in fifty
seven minutes. On the return trip it raced
with two fast horses. The contest was nip
and tuck, when the band slipped off the fly
wheel. Peter Cooper, the engineer, in at
tempting to replace it lacerated his hand
The horses won the race. The first engine
of really serviceable qualities was manu-
It made mile in three minutes, drawing
forty persons, and it took the prize offered
by the Baltimore and Ohio road